Steller Sea Lions off the bow of the Auklet in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Auklet
Charter Services

Hiking with our boat dog Leena in the temperate rainforests of Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Auklet Charter Services offers custom small boat cruises as well as vessel charter services supporting scientific research, film crews and work trips in and around Prince William Sound Alaska including Whittier, Cordova, Valdez, the Chugach National Forest including the Nellie Juan/College Fjord Wilderness Study Area and Prince William Sound State Marine Parks.

Chartering your own
vessel and cruising Prince William Sound for a number of days, anchoring
in quiet coves and bays each night, allows you to not just see Prince
William Sound but truly experience it.

Our knowledge and
understanding of Alaska’s natural history, it's ecology, glaciers,
mammals, forest habitats, wildflowers, geology, marine environment, the
1964 earthquake as well as historical and cultural history including native
history, early explorers, mining, fox farms, fishing, 1989 Exxon Valdez
oil spill is complimented by our involvement with research projects, an
extensive onboard library as well as our personal experiences from living
here in Prince William Sound for over 30 years.

Hiking in the Nellie Juan Wilderness Area, Prince William Sound, AK.

Main calving face of Columbia Glacier and side valley glacier in
Prince William Sound, Alaska

Auklet Charter Services
operates throughout Prince William Sound and is a State of Alaska, City
of Cordova, Whittier and Valdez licensed business. We are members of the
Cordova and Whittier Chambers of Commerce
and the Valdez Convention and Visitors Bureau. We are permitted with the
US Forest Service for guided hiking within the Chugach National Forest
and with the State of Alaska for activities within the Prince William
Sound State Marine Parks.

Victor Lundquist with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center/NOAA Fisheries has recently posted his work on the history of Alaska fisheries research/agency vessels. Check out this link to the Auklet (originally the Auklet II). What a great history resource. I have a copy of the 1950's era photo of the Auklet II hanging in the galley. This is the first time I have seen a photo of the original Auklet from the early 1900's.http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/History/vessels/boats/auklet2.htm

Auklet Charter Services is highlighted in a video travel guide for families. Travel With Kids, www.travelwithkids.tv, is an award-winning family travel guide show. Their Travel with Kids Alaska video has a lovely segment on their trip out with Auklet Charter Services in 2008. Their full length videos and short films are available for sale on Amazon and iTunes.

The Big Year, with Steve Martin, has two scenes aboard a boat called "Auklet Tours".
We really enjoyed the light hearted look at birdwatching unfortunately Auklet Charter Services had no involvement with the film.

An art charter in late November of 2011 to Columbia Glacier turned into a 3 man show at Orca Books here in Cordova.
David Rosenthal's oil paintings, Karl Becker's watercolors and my photography.
Here's the link to a friends slideshow from opening night. I was not able to attend but they made sure my presence was felt.
Great fun. I laughed so hard when I first saw it. http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Bq9Xe2XC